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Resident tells town board water bill increases not fair
Water was the hot topic at Monday night’s Mount Olive Board of Commissioners meeting.
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Mount Olive board takes steps to fix sewer woes
Mount Olive’s Board of Commissioners hope its actions this week will soon have the town’s ailing sewer system on the road to recovery.
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Packed house greets town board, seeks answers
With almost every seat occupied, tension and frustration were obvious throughout the Mount Olive Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night.
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One month in, Pickle Parlor ‘dill-lights’ visitors from near and far
Since moving to North Carolina two years ago, Reed Slatas and Doran Rozen have made a number of trips from their home in Wilmington to attend events in Raleigh. During each drive, they’ve tossed around the idea of hopping off I-40 for a side jaunt into Mount Olive, and on…
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Kenansville native is Miss North Carolina’s Teen; will vie for national title in September
KENANSVILLE — When 18-year-old Kate Ward won the title of Miss North Carolina’s Teen 2025 on June 28 in High Point, it was the culmination of a years-long process that began in 2013 when she participated in the Carolina Princess (now Carolina Star) program, in which young girls are mentored…
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Mount Olive Exchange Club makes donations, installs new officers
The Mount Olive Exchange Club installed new officers Tuesday night, July 15, also using the occasion to continue its support of the community by making donations to several nonprofits.
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Town celebrates Fourth of July holiday with free food, drinks, and entertainment
The approximately 450 people attending Friday’s Fourth of July celebration at Westbrook Park ranged in age from six months to 91 years — one person was even celebrating their July 4 birthday — and there were even visitors from as far away as Texas, Idaho and Thailand.
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Mount Olive Exchange, Rotary clubs to co-host Fourth of July celebration Friday at Westbrook Park
The Mount Olive Exchange Club and Rotary Club are partnering this year to co-host the town’s annual old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. this Friday in Westbrook Park.
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Pickle Parlor offers all things pickle gifts and a glimpse into the legacy and history of Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
The Mt. Olive Pickle Co. Pickle Parlor grand opening was reminiscent of the N.C. Pickle Festival’s pickle-packing challenge — only instead of seeing how many pickles can be packed into a jar, it was seeing how many people could be packed into the new store.
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Personalized bricks will enhance monument courtyard, raise money for local nonprofit
FAISON — Last November, on the site of the former Faison School, the town dedicated a stately, black granite monument to the school and to one of its most distinguished graduates, Dr. William E. Thornton, who was born and raised in Faison, before going on to become the state’s first…
